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Pic i^jb.—Rafflesia anioldi. Flower. (From R. Brozai, "Miscellaneous 



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Fig. 1577. — Rajflesia arnoldi. Female flower with perianth removed, showing the ring, the 

 outer surface of which is stigmatic. Inside the lower edge of the ring are numerous 

 staminodes. The central processes may be vestigial styles but they are now without 

 any function in pollination. (From R. Brozvn, "Miscellaneous Botanical Works".) 



